retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
non-achievement (of a goal); failing to achieve
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
high efficiency; high performance
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to shave off; to scrape off
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
increase in speed, acceleration
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
useless resistance; vain struggle
to cease; to stop; to be over